tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post112628206400060345..comments2023-10-15T03:30:17.908-07:00Comments on Creative Alibi: Jumping The BroomBibbaGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17991429116029106464noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126820731896402922005-09-15T14:45:00.000-07:002005-09-15T14:45:00.000-07:00what a beautiful tradition! I found your blog thr...what a beautiful tradition! I found your blog thru another one and enjoy reading! Best wishes on your upcoming marriage.Dottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580365196762519109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126547990939876452005-09-12T10:59:00.000-07:002005-09-12T10:59:00.000-07:00I'm glad you all enjoyed the information. And a sp...I'm glad you all enjoyed the information. And a special thanks to Deadlyfemale for the corrections and fascinating info on the pagan history. Very interesting stuff.Girl With An Alibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209257359349550309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126504087544936682005-09-11T22:48:00.000-07:002005-09-11T22:48:00.000-07:00That was so interesting!I'm a witch (pagan not wic...That was so interesting!<BR/><BR/>I'm a witch (pagan not wiccan, yes there is a distinction, but its complicated and I won't go into it)and you're quite correct, we do jump over brooms as part of our handfasting ceremony.<BR/><BR/>Here's how it goes...<BR/><BR/>In actual fact, this part of the ceremony was taken from the African American community in the first place, and is used as a representation of passing over a threshold.<BR/><BR/>Of course the broom has particualr significance for pagans (I'm using that term generically, to cover the multitude of aspects of witchcraft/wicca/paganim/now-paganism). Nowadays it is used largely symbolically, although it may be used at the start of a ceremony to clear the energies prior to casting a circle.<BR/><BR/>There are many explanations for the idea that witches can fly on broomsticks, one popular belief being that witches often used the mandrake root for pain relief. And to be graphic, menstruation pain. <BR/>(Mandrake contains scopalamine, which is (along with atropine) also found in thorn apple/belladonna. Both were commonly used in 'witches potions' to induce out of body experiences.) <BR/>The root would be concocted into a paste which seeped through the skin when applied to relieve the pain. It was often rubbed in the armpit area, or for vaginally, applied with the handle of the broom. Being highly hallucinogenic, this may have given the feeling or "flight" or "riding the broomstick".<BR/><BR/>It is also said that in the times of the Witch hunts, that the Church wanted to spread fear surrounding Witches, and during those times, what better way that to accuse them of having the ability to fly.<BR/><BR/>Just my little addition, hope you don't mind?Deadly Femalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547660483886207531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126451426905576842005-09-11T08:10:00.000-07:002005-09-11T08:10:00.000-07:00I love this tradition, thank you so much for shari...I love this tradition, thank you so much for sharing. And I love the idea of combining the glass breaking with the broom. I wonder if my future husband will be willing to do that? I'll have to ask him when I meet him.Scarlet Hiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09755027348114773769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126411941036150402005-09-10T21:12:00.000-07:002005-09-10T21:12:00.000-07:00That's cool. Thanks for sharing. I never knew anyt...That's cool. Thanks for sharing. I never knew anything about that.Dex2177https://www.blogger.com/profile/05830381077682560766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126294939510584082005-09-09T12:42:00.000-07:002005-09-09T12:42:00.000-07:00I love the part that whoever lands first rules the...I love the part that whoever lands first rules the house. thats awesome.<BR/>i once heard about a tradition somewhere in Asia (not sure anymore where its at) where the women arent as free to express their thoughts to their husbands, especially when people are around. <BR/>SO, they have ducks: one for the wife, one for the husband. and they face eachother if they're both happy with eachother (kiss-kiss). but, say the wife is mad at the husband, she turns her duck so its looking away in the opposite direction. if she's feeling just so-so about him, it faces forward, not towards and not away. <BR/>i want to start doing this! i think its hillarious! what fun.Becky Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17918151489899109424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126287117333663722005-09-09T10:31:00.000-07:002005-09-09T10:31:00.000-07:00Neat. I did read about this when I was reading th...Neat. I did read about this when I was reading the Slave Narrative series a few years back. Totally slipped my mind. I think it is so awesome to have a tradition dating back for generations. Maybe I need to start one of my own!!!<BR/>Don't forget the pic of the broom and congratulations!!!Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13852494942994735604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10422330.post-1126284790462878582005-09-09T09:53:00.000-07:002005-09-09T09:53:00.000-07:00I'm all for making up your own traditions personal...I'm all for making up your own traditions personally. I love the idea of passing something tangible along to future generations that has a value which isn't based on material things.Girl With An Alibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15209257359349550309noreply@blogger.com